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Photograph taken under a tent-like canopy of a group of devotees in white ritual clothes with orange shawls gathered before a person on the right wearing an orange garment with long dark hair, hands folded in front of the chest. Several white-clad men and women stand in a semicircle, many with hands folded or holding objects, and a woman in a white sari with an orange border stands near centre with palms joined. A steel bowl sits on a table at right. The setting suggests an ashram ceremony or seva gathering. The figure on the right has long swept-back hair and orange-saffron clothing, a distinctive cue, but the identity is uncertain from appearance.

A dim indoor hall with a plain cream wall and a dark blue curtain at the right edge. In the right foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a bare upper body wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, speaking with his mouth open and looking to the left. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and white shawls stand and sit; a standing man in white wears a rudraksha-style bead mala and holds his hands together, a woman in white with a bead necklace rests her hand near her face, and a seated man in an orange shawl looks toward the speaker. A partly visible person in orange sits at the lower left edge.

A photograph taken under a open-sided thatched shelter with a metal frame. A figure seen from behind, with long dark hair and a bare upper body wrapped in an orange shawl, faces a group of about a dozen smiling people. Most are in white ritual clothing with orange shawls, and several wear rudraksha malas. A woman in the centre wears a white sari with a gold border and is gesturing with her hands. A microphone stands in the lower right corner, and a small table with a basket and bowls sits at the right edge.

December 23 2007

A photograph in an indoor hall with a green mat floor, columns, ceiling fans and wooden doors. In the foreground a person with long dark wavy hair and a tilak on the forehead, wearing an orange robe, stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed and head bowed, holding a long metal rod. Behind them, several men in orange shawls and white dhotis stand with hands folded in greeting, one older man wearing a rudraksha mala, and another figure in white dress and an orange shawl stands at right.

A photograph of a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, smiling and extending one hand outward as he walks through a white-walled room with a yellow-tiled floor. He wears a red bindi and a rudraksha-style mala. Around him, men in white shirts and trousers stand with hands pressed in greeting, one wearing a lanyard, and women in white and orange saris are visible in the background near a yellow doorway decorated with green leaves and flowers. At the right edge, a man in a light shirt presses his palms together. The setting appears to be a home visit with a welcoming gathering.

A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron garment with a long rudraksha mala draped across his chest, holding a small white card and reading it while standing in a hall. He wears a red bindi on his forehead and his hair is long and swept back, a distinctive cue for the a person candidate. To his left, a line of women and a girl in white and yellow clothing stand with palms pressed together or hands folded. One woman in a white top has a rudraksha mala. A young person in white with a pendant stands holding a silver plate with small orange and red items. Another person in orange and a man with a shaved head and white tilak stand behind. A silver tray with offerings is visible at the lower right, and orange and white banners hang from the ceiling in the background.

September 25 2006

A photograph taken indoors in a plain white-walled corridor with a doorway and grille window behind. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe stands centre-frame, appearing to walk through. Beside him a younger man in white clothes wears an orange shawl. Behind them, men in white shirts and an orange-shawled attendant stand near the doorway, and a seated woman in a red sari sits at left near a table. Swamiji (probable) appearance-based label applies to the centre figure, based on long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala.

A photograph of an outdoor gathering at a temple-style entrance with orange walls and hanging coconuts and leaves above. A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a bead garland of orange and white flowers, and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on an orange-cushioned seat. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis wear orange or yellow shawls, one in yellow with rudraksha beads, and a woman in white stands behind. A crowd of devotees in the foreground holds cameras and raises hands in greeting, while a bald man in white and a younger man in a white t-shirt with a camera stand nearby. a person: the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, a garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, seated as the central figure in a darshan setting.

Indoor photograph of a group of devotees in white kurtas and orange shawls standing in a room with a plain white wall. A young man on the left with curly hair and a white tilak on his forehead looks to the side, while a woman in white with a rudraksha-style necklace touches her chin. In the foreground a long-haired person in orange, with a red bindi, kneels and raises one hand in greeting. A framed painting on the wall shows a figure in a saffron turban and orange robes with hands folded. Other people in orange shawls, including one with glasses and a lanyard, stand nearby. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired person in orange in the foreground, shown in orange robes with a red bindi and a rudraksha-style necklace.

A photograph of a devotional gathering in an orange-walled courtyard. In the right foreground, a man with swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl and sits with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, beside a wooden tray holding small objects and an orange cloth backdrop. Seated around him on the floor, a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and gold bangles folds her hands in prayer, and a young woman in a pink top, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and another man in white with folded hands also sit in devotion. An open doorway and a red entrance mat appear behind them.